France Fights For Her Life As Norway Surrenders
The Stockholm dispatch reports Norway's entire nation surrendered to Germany at midnight after two months of combat. King Haakon and the government escaped to England to aid the Allies on the western front. Allied forces withdraw from Narvik areas as German power solidifies in the north.
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Stockholm
Norway
Germany
Haakon
England
Narvik
Oslo
Berlin
DNB
Tromsoe
Western Front
Nazis Advance to within 35 Miles of Paris
German forces pushed to 35 miles from Paris as Premier Reynaud convened a cabinet meeting at the war ministry. French troops and Maginot defenses battled the invasion amid a jagged front from the Argonne to the sea. Italy awaited a decisive German victory while Norway surrendered after two months of invasion.
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Paris
Reynaud
War Ministry
Albert Leibrun
Associated Press
France
Argonne Forest
Gisors
Beauvais
Germany
Siegfried Wall
Rhine
Black Forest
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Rome
Norway
Italy Announces War Plans If France Falls
Giovanni Ansaldo told a Sunday radiocast Italy will join Germany to attack Britain as soon as France is conquered. Thousands of recruits pour from Rome toward southern ports to join Africa-bound forces. Roberto Farinacci declared that Italian vindications were at hand as Britain anger grows over contraband control.
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Rome
Giovanni Ansaldo
Italy
Germany
Britain
France
Africa
Roberto Farinacci
Fascist Party
Cremona
Rudolph Hess
Adolf Hitler
Nazi
Nominating petitions due by next Saturday in Silver Bow
Silver Bow county prepares for a high political rush as petitions for the July primary must be filed by Saturday June 15. County Clerk Addis A. McGrath warns of a heavy influx before the ballot closes. Twenty four offices, including two district judges, clerk of district court, one county commissioner, auditor, attorney, and four justices, will be decided in the July 26 primary.
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Silver Bow County
Addis A. Mcrath
Postal workers elect new officers at Montana conventions
In Butte the Montana Federation of Post Office Clerks and the Montana Association of Letter Carriers closed their two day joint convention. Officers were elected for the coming year and Great Falls chosen as the 1941 convention site. Clerks re elected Arthur Sherven as president and Lee Niles as secretary treasurer. Five district vice presidents were selected. The Letter Carriers named Lordon Meisel as president with George Smith as vice president and John Evanko Jr as secretary. Other officers included J H Peterson as treasurer and W J Pascoe and Bruce Mefford as directors. The event concluded with a joint luncheon at the Moxom cafe.
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Butte
Montana Federation of Post Office Clerks
Montana Association of Letter Carriers
Great Falls
Federal Building
Moxom
Post Office
Arthur Sherven
State Federation
Lee Niles
Livingston
John J. Gilmore
John Roberts
Missoula
Ralph J. Pattee
Billings
Lyle Wyatt
Miles City
Ed Walrath
Havre
Lordon Meise
Letter Carriers’ Association
William J. Lavelle
George Smith
John Evanko Jr
J. H. Peterson
W. J. Pascoe
Bruce Mefford
Montana Weather Forecast Says Fair Skies Ahead
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Highs and lows expected to remain near current levels across the state.
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Montana
Germans claim massive parachute attack near Paris
War bulletins from Paris report German mechanized blitz troops pushed toward Paris and launched a large airborne assault in the Champagne region northeast of the capital. French forces reportedly surrounded them as Weygand called it the last quarter hour in the battle of France.
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Paris
Champagne
Vauziers
France
Maxime Weygand
Eleventh Annual Catholic Laymen's Retreat Ends in Helena
The 11th annual Montana Catholic laymen retreat closed at noon with Richard O'Hearn of Townsend elected president for 1940 41. Attendance reached 176, the largest ever, as W J McMahon of Butte became vice president Fergus C Fay of Helena was re elected secretary and Walter Brophy served as treasurer. The banquet at Carroll College dining hall concluded the retreat with O'Hearn presiding. The Helena diocese priests begin meetings at Carroll today through Friday with women attending June 14 to 16.
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Montana
Richard O'Hearn
Townsend
W. J. McMahon
Butte
Fergus C. Fay
Helena
Walter Brophy
Walter
Carroll College
O’hearn
Emmet Riley
St. Patrick's
Bleichner
James Brett
Phil J. Doherty
Joseph Fearon
John W. Griffin
J. C. Leary
W. J. Leary
James Lowney
Taxpayers urged to act for lower Montana taxes
The Montana Taxpayer urges citizens to inspect budgets and attend hearings to influence the 1940 tax levies. It notes July and August expenditures totaling about 25 million dollars and outlines five steps in the county and school district budget process, starting with the assessment phase underway March 4.
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Montana Taxpayer
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Taxpayers’ Association
F D R to speak on war at Charlottesville address
President Roosevelt will deliver a brief speech on the world war and international affairs in Charlottesville Virginia tomorrow evening during University of Virginia graduation exercises. Stephen Early said the pronouncement would be rebroadcast in seven languages and air from 4 15 to 4 30 p m Mountain Standard Time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charlottesville
Stephen Early
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
German armored units reach Seine valley near Paris
Nazi forces push toward Paris as Panzer detachments reach Rouen and Pont de l Arche on the Seine. High command reports about 200 tanks marching from Forges Les Eaux and Argueil toward Rouen Gisors area, with attempts to cross the river at Pont de l Arche.
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Paris
Seine
France
Rouen
Pont de l’Arche
Forges-Les-Eaux
Argueil
Gisors
President Roosevelt Returns Refugees From War-Torn Europe
The United States liner President Roosevelt brought about 700 American refugees home to New York after fleeing Europe’s warfare. The voyage from Galway to Fire Island included women and children plus Rhodes scholars, priesthood students, relatives of consular officials, and businessmen seeking Allied contracts. Red Cross staff and volunteers aided the evacuees on arrival.
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United States
President Roosevelt
Europe
Fire Island
Galway
Ireland
State Department
Rhodes
Italy
Red Cross
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